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Pierce will be breath of fresh air as governor

I was very happy that the Statesman Journal endorsed Dr. Bud Pierce as the Republican nominee for governor, pointing out his concern for homelessness and reforming the mental health system.

Gone are the days when people would say “those crazies, loonies, crackpots and the insane are locked up in the state hospital.” These folks are in the streets, malls, work place and your home and under the Marion Street Bridge. The mental health care delivery system is not just broken, but is a disaster.

I have been in the mental health system since 1958. I also used to attend the weekly cancer conferences at Salem Hospital, often chaired by Dr. Pierce. I know his contributions to the Marion-Polk County Medical Society and its foundation and the Salem community.

Dr. Pierce will be a breath of fresh air in the governor’s office — a real leader, not a “don’t-rock-the-boat and politically correct” governor.